80 FR 9749 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Proposed Collection: Reinstatement With Changes of Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired; Survey: Survey of Prison Inmates (Formerly Named the Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities)
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 36 (February 24, 2015)
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 36 (February 24, 2015)
| Page Range | 9749-9749 | |
| FR Document | 2015-03708 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Page 9749] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-03708] [[Page 9749]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1121-0152] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Proposed Collection: Reinstatement With Changes of Previously Approved Collection for Which Approval Has Expired; Survey: Survey of Prison Inmates (Formerly Named the Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Correctional Facilities) AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, Department of Justice. ACTION: 60-Day notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until April 27, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact Lauren Glaze, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: Lauren.Glaze@usdoj.gov; telephone: 202-305-9628). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points: --Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice Statistics, including whether the information will have practical utility; --Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; --Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected can be enhanced; and --Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Overview of This Information Collection (1) Type of Information Collection: Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for which approval has expired. (2) The Title of the Form/Collection: Survey of Prison Inmates, 2015-2016 (formerly named the Survey of Inmates in State and Federal Facilities). (3) The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department sponsoring the collection: The form number for the questionnaire is NPS-25. The applicable component within the Department of Justice is the Bureau of Justice Statistics (Corrections Unit), in the Office of Justice Programs. (4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: Primary: Individuals. Others: State government and Federal government. Affected public are prison inmates age 15 or older held in adult state or federal correctional facilities and the adult state and federal correctional facilities. The purposes of this omnibus survey are to generate reliable, nationally- representative estimates of the characteristics of prisoners in the United States, track changes in the characteristics of prisoners over time, conduct studies of prisoners on special topics, and identify policy-relevant changes in the prison population. The survey will also be used to produce subnational estimates of prisoners within jurisdictions that have the largest prison populations (i.e. 100,000 or more) in the nation. The 2015-2016 SPI survey builds upon prior surveys and is organized around the concepts of harm, risk, and reentry. Specifically, the harms that prisoners have perpetrated on society as measured by the severity of the offense, the incident characteristics of the offense and criminal history; the risk they pose for recidivism as measured by harm elements and additional risk factors such as ties to the community and mainstream institutions of social integration, such as pre-prison employment within the labor market; their challenges and expectations for reentry back into the community as measured by the SPI through the extent of substance abuse, mental health, and medical problems of prisoners, treatment they may have received for problems, programs in which they participated while in prison, and their motivation (i.e., intrinsic or extrinsic) to participate in programs. The data will be collected through face-to-face interviews with the inmates using Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) technology. BJS has used the data from previous iterations of SPI to publish a variety of statistical products that profile prisoner characteristics over time and address important substantive and policy- relevant issues related to crime and corrections. The data are also used by a variety of stakeholders for these same purposes, including the U.S. Congress, Executive Office of the President, practitioners, researchers, students, the media, and others interested in criminal justice statistics. No other collection series provides these data on the variety of topics that SPI covers. (5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: The 2015-2016 SPI consists of a pretest and a national study. The pretest will include 2 state correctional facilities providing a roster of inmates at 0.5 hours per facility for a total of 1 hour; prison staff escorting 60 inmates to/from interview sites at 0.5 hours per inmate for a total of 30 hours; and 60 inmates responding to the questionnaire at 1.00 hour per interview for a total of 60 hours. The pretest will result in a total expected burden of approximately 91 hours. For the SPI national study, a maximum of 416 state and federal correctional facilities will provide a roster of inmates at 0.5 hours per facility for a total of 208 hours; prison staff will escort a maximum of 33,200 inmates to/from interview sites at 0.5 hours per inmate for a total of 16,600 hours; and a maximum of 33,200 inmates will respond to the questionnaire at 1.00 hours per interview for a total of 33,200 hours. The SPI national study will result in an expected maximum burden of approximately 50,008 hours. (6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated with the collection: The estimated total public burden is 50,099 annual hours. If additional information is required contact: Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice, Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B, Washington, DC 20530. Dated: February 19, 2015. Jerri Murray, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2015-03708 Filed 2-23-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-18-P
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of information technology, e.g., interviews with the inmates using
Agency Information Collection permitting electronic submission of Computer-Assisted Personal
Activities; Proposed eCollection responses. Interviewing (CAPI) technology. BJS has
eComments Requested; Proposed Overview of This Information used the data from previous iterations of
Collection: Reinstatement With Collection SPI to publish a variety of statistical
Changes of Previously Approved products that profile prisoner
(1) Type of Information Collection: characteristics over time and address
Collection for Which Approval Has Reinstatement, with change, of a
Expired; Survey: Survey of Prison important substantive and policy-
previously approved collection for relevant issues related to crime and
Inmates (Formerly Named the Survey which approval has expired.
of Inmates in State and Federal corrections. The data are also used by a
(2) The Title of the Form/Collection: variety of stakeholders for these same
Correctional Facilities) Survey of Prison Inmates, 2015–2016 purposes, including the U.S. Congress,
AGENCY: Bureau of Justice Statistics, (formerly named the Survey of Inmates Executive Office of the President,
Department of Justice. in State and Federal Facilities). practitioners, researchers, students, the
(3) The agency form number, if any,
ACTION: 60-Day notice. media, and others interested in criminal
and the applicable component of the
justice statistics. No other collection
SUMMARY: The Department of Justice Department sponsoring the collection:
series provides these data on the variety
(DOJ), Office of Justice Programs, The form number for the questionnaire
of topics that SPI covers.
Bureau of Justice Statistics, will be is NPS–25. The applicable component
within the Department of Justice is the (5) An estimate of the total number of
submitting the following information
Bureau of Justice Statistics (Corrections respondents and the amount of time
collection request to the Office of
Unit), in the Office of Justice Programs. estimated for an average respondent to
Management and Budget (OMB) for
(4) Affected public who will be asked respond: The 2015–2016 SPI consists of
review and approval in accordance with
or required to respond, as well as a brief a pretest and a national study. The
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
abstract: Primary: Individuals. Others: pretest will include 2 state correctional
DATES: Comments are encouraged and facilities providing a roster of inmates at
State government and Federal
will be accepted for 60 days until April 0.5 hours per facility for a total of 1
government. Affected public are prison
27, 2015. hour; prison staff escorting 60 inmates
inmates age 15 or older held in adult
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If state or federal correctional facilities to/from interview sites at 0.5 hours per
you have additional comments and the adult state and federal inmate for a total of 30 hours; and 60
especially on the estimated public correctional facilities. The purposes of inmates responding to the questionnaire
burden or associated response time, this omnibus survey are to generate at 1.00 hour per interview for a total of
suggestions, or need a copy of the reliable, nationally-representative 60 hours. The pretest will result in a
proposed information collection estimates of the characteristics of total expected burden of approximately
instrument with instructions or prisoners in the United States, track 91 hours. For the SPI national study, a
additional information, please contact changes in the characteristics of maximum of 416 state and federal
Lauren Glaze, Statistician, Bureau of prisoners over time, conduct studies of correctional facilities will provide a
Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street prisoners on special topics, and identify roster of inmates at 0.5 hours per facility
NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: policy-relevant changes in the prison for a total of 208 hours; prison staff will
Lauren.Glaze@usdoj.gov; telephone: population. The survey will also be escort a maximum of 33,200 inmates to/
202–305–9628). used to produce subnational estimates from interview sites at 0.5 hours per
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written of prisoners within jurisdictions that inmate for a total of 16,600 hours; and
comments and suggestions from the have the largest prison populations (i.e. a maximum of 33,200 inmates will
public and affected agencies concerning 100,000 or more) in the nation. The respond to the questionnaire at 1.00
the proposed collection of information 2015–2016 SPI survey builds upon prior hours per interview for a total of 33,200
are encouraged. Your comments should surveys and is organized around the hours. The SPI national study will result
address one or more of the following concepts of harm, risk, and reentry. in an expected maximum burden of
four points: Specifically, the harms that prisoners approximately 50,008 hours.
—Evaluate whether the proposed have perpetrated on society as measured (6) An estimate of the total public
collection of information is necessary by the severity of the offense, the burden (in hours) associated with the
for the proper performance of the incident characteristics of the offense collection: The estimated total public
functions of the Bureau of Justice and criminal history; the risk they pose burden is 50,099 annual hours.
Statistics, including whether the for recidivism as measured by harm If additional information is required
information will have practical utility; elements and additional risk factors contact: Jerri Murray, Department
—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s such as ties to the community and Clearance Officer, United States
estimate of the burden of the mainstream institutions of social Department of Justice, Justice
proposed collection of information, integration, such as pre-prison Management Division, Policy and
including the validity of the employment within the labor market; Planning Staff, Two Constitution
methodology and assumptions used; their challenges and expectations for Square, 145 N Street NE., 3E.405B,
—Evaluate whether and if so how the reentry back into the community as Washington, DC 20530.
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quality, utility, and clarity of the measured by the SPI through the extent
information to be collected can be of substance abuse, mental health, and Dated: February 19, 2015.
enhanced; and medical problems of prisoners, Jerri Murray,
—Minimize the burden of the collection treatment they may have received for Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
of information on those who are to problems, programs in which they Department of Justice.
respond, including through the use of participated while in prison, and their [FR Doc. 2015–03708 Filed 2–23–15; 8:45 am]
appropriate automated, electronic, motivation (i.e., intrinsic or extrinsic) to BILLING CODE 4410–18–P
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| Dates | Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until April 27, 2015. | |
| Contact | If you have additional comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact Lauren Glaze, Statistician, Bureau of Justice Statistics, 810 Seventh Street NW., Washington, DC 20531 (email: [email protected]; telephone: 202-305-9628). | |
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